Kid runs 57 second last 400

If this was a girl, I’d be impressed. A 57 last quarter for a 1600m is something you see any given weekend at invitationals around me.

That's fcking awesome

Glad I didn't grow up around you! You hear of kids closing 55-57, but flyover states don't see that much.

Coach Scott Christensen, Stillwater Area H.S. was quoted almost a decade ago in Running Times stating all his guys who went on to race sub-4 mile in college or as pros after college couldn't sprint sub-60 seconds 400m in 9th grade. Coach S. Christensen went on to say that all four guys were sub-50 400m guys by graduation. I believe Coach S. Christensen was not fully honest in said interview. I believe all four of his guys who raced sub-4 mile in college or after college sprinted sub-50 400m by college graduation, not graduation from Stillwater Area High School.

Poster, the number of U.S. 16 year old F.A.T. sub-50 400m guys with a sub-4:15 1600m personal best today or ever in U.S. history is a list of, I guarantee you less than three dozen.

Not unheard of, but the kid sounds like he has talent. That’s good range for that type of speed.

Why do you feel compelled to say complete BS?

I thought surely it was of some significance.

They definitely couldn't do it if they were too FAT.

I am trying to thing of the for sure guys. Guys who were sub-50 at age 16, not a relay leg. I doubt Jim Ryun raced on a 400m track at age 16 but I will include Ryun. Alan Webb for sure at 16. I don't think Jim Spivey had F.A.T. 400m speed at age 16. Steve Scott may have had F.A.T. 400m speed at age 16 but Scott graduated high school with a one mile P.B. of about 4:16.xx. Steve Holman was running 49.xx 400m on relay legs at age 17 but Steve Holman wasn't a F.A.T. sub-50 400m guy in high school. D. Brazier was for sure. I don't believe Martin Liquori had sub-50 F.A.T. 400m speed at age 16.

This kid has potential.

I've never seen anything like it. Maybe this is a common thing in So. Cal.

It assuredly is not. Here is a tactical race at Arcadia, one of the biggest invites in the country:

4:07 won, closed in 58. This is not happening every weekend.

i had a kid run 4:24 closing in 60. probably the closest thing I've seen to this. awesome.

maybe when he's a senior...

I closed 1600s my senior year in 59 all season long, and 58 once, a day winds were a mild 20 mph in the Midwest, and this was decades ago.

I'd expect these days to see a lot faster than that.